The Game of Love (musical)

The Game of Love
Promotional artwork
Music Jacques Offenbach
Lyrics Tom Jones
Setting Vienna, Austria-Hungary, late 19th century
Basis Anatol and Anatols Größenwahn by Arthur Schnitzler
Premiere 15 June 1965

The Game of Love is a musical in English, based on the German plays Anatol and Anatols Größenwahn ("Anatol's megalomania") by Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler.[1][2] It is set in late 19th century Vienna, and chronicles the many shallow and immature relationships of bourgeois playboy Anatol. The musical is based on the translation of the play by Tom Jones. The lyrics are written by Jones, and the music is by Jacques Offenbach, with musical arrangements and additional music by Nancy Ford.[3][4]

Musical numbers

  • In Vienna - Max
  • I Love To Be In Love - Anatol, Max
  • The Hypnotism Song - Cora, Anatol, Max
  • The Music Of Bavaria - Annie, Fritz
  • Finishing With An Affair - Anatol, waiters
  • The Oyster Waltz - Annie, waiters
  • Come Buy A Trinket - Peddlers
  • There's A Room - Anatol, Gabriele
  • Anatol's Last Night - Anatol
  • Love Conquers All - Ilona, Anatol, Max
  • Listen To The Rain - Ilona
  • Seasons - Max
  • It's For The Young - Anatol, Max
  • Menage-A-Trois - Baron Diebel
  • There's A Flower I Wear - Annette
  • The Game Of Love - All

Main characters

  • Anatol - the protagonist
  • Max - Anatol's friend
  • Cora - a love interest of Anatol
  • Annie - a love interest of Anatol
  • Gabriele - a former lover of Anatol
  • Ilona - a love interest of Anatol
  • Annette - a love interest of Anatol
  • Baron Diebel - an aging playboy

References

  1. ↑ Schnitzler, Arthur (1893). Anatol (in German). Berlin: Verlag des Bibliographischen Bureaus [Bureau of biography publishers]. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Gassner, John; Quinn, Edward, eds. (2002). "Austria". The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama. New York City: Dover Publications. p. 45. ISBN 978-0486420646.
  3. ↑ "The Game of Love". The Guide to Musical Theatre. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "The Game of Love". Music Theatre International. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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